BENEFITS OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

ACCESS

You receive a CBAI member list free upon joining (lists are not provided to non-members). CBAI will also provide you with mailing lists at discounted member rates ($100 value).

You can attend annual Group Meetings (held in May and June throughout Illinois) where more than 750 bankers from 200 banks mix and mingle (members only).

You can participate in the CBAI Annual Convention (held each September at four-star locations) attended by 300 officers and directors from 150 community banks throughout Illinois.

EXPOSURE

Upon joining CBAI, your name and description of your company will appear in CBAI’s bi-monthly magazine, Banknotes, which is mailed to more than 2,500 officers and directors of the nearly 400 CBAI member banks.

CBAI Associate Members will also be listed in CBAI’s annual Illinois Financial Institutions Directory and Fact Book, an invaluable resource for CBAI members.

You will be listed in the CBAI Associate Member Directory, published semi-annually and distributed to all members and in the associate member section of the CBAI web site (www.cbai.com).

You can exhibit your products and services during the CBAI Annual Convention among 300 decision-making officers and directors at member rates ($1,000 savings).

You are invited to submit educationally oriented articles for Banknotes.

You may submit proposals to CBAI to conduct training at association educational events.

TRAINING

You are invited to attend our second-to-none quality training programs at special member rates. Learn first-hand the functional concerns of bank presidents, directors, operation officers, lending officers, and compliance officers.

INFORMATION

You receive a free subscription to Banknotes, our award-winning magazine widely read by thousands of community bank officers and directors ($36 value).

You receive CBAI’s Illinois Financial Institutions Directory and Fact Book which lists all financial institutions in Illinois ($125 value).

ADVERTISING DISCOUNTS/OPTIONS

You receive a discount on ads placed in Banknotes.You can place ad banners on our web site (available only to associate members).

You will enjoy member discounts on ads placed in the Illinois Financial Institutions Directory and Fact Book.

GOODWILL

When CBAI members need a product or service, many seek out and contact those firms that support the cause of community banking as CBAI Associate Members.

We’re ready to help you succeed as a provider of quality services to community banks. Contact Andrea Cusick at 217-529-2265 to find out more about becoming an Associate Member.